Wheatland & Adjacent Districts Emergency Medical Services Association Collective Agreement 2018-2023

Article 13: Overtime

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   1. Overtime is all time authorized by the employer and worked by an employee in excess of his regularly scheduled shift, either immediately following or immediately preceding the normally scheduled shift. such hours shall be paid at two times (2x) the employee’s basic rate of pay, for all hours worked. this overtime payment will cease and the employee’s basic rate of pay will apply at the start of his next regularly scheduled shift.
   2. In addition to overtime as described above, overtime rates of pay shall apply to hours worked in excess of the hours as described in Article 12.
2. Unless given fourteen (14) calendar days notice of the change, an Employee required by the Employer to work a scheduled day off will receive two times (2X) his basic rate of pay for all hours worked. This payment will cease and the Employee’s basic rate of pay will apply at the start of his next regularly scheduled shift.
3. An Employee shall be allowed to bank overtime, to be taken as time off in lieu of payment for overtime. One (1) hour of overtime shall equal two (2) hours lieu time. This time off shall be taken at a time mutually agreed between the Employer and Employee. Banked overtime may be taken in conjunction with scheduled vacation.  The hours banked would be reviewed on an annual basis and if not used, the banked lieu time would be paid out at the applicable rate of pay. Overtime banking shall be subject to a maximum of forty eight (48) hours. If an Employee already has forty eight (48) hours in their bank, any additional overtime shall be paid in accordance with 13.01 (a).   If an Employee has less than forty eight (48) hours in their overtime bank, they may bank overtime up to the forty eight (48) hour maximum.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 13.03 the Employer requires fifteen (15) days notice when an Employee is requesting to use banked overtime hours as time off.  This time off shall be taken at a time mutually agreed between the Employer and Employee.  Employee requests received with less than fifteen (15) days notice shall be considered at the discretion of the Chief Administrative Officer.